A Material Mystery (Choice & Renunciation) w/ Gyokei Yokoyama

In a starkly honest and personal talk, Gyokei reflects on renunciation and picking & choosing through his experience growing up as a rural temple kid and living as a modern professional monk among sincere Western lay practitioners. Can letting go of wants still mean getting what we need? How does renunciation work for a monk with a salary and a family to feed? What lessons about choice can sincere lay practitioners learn from their example, and which ones should they definitely not?? Find out here!

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A Material Mystery (Choice & Renunciation) w/ Gyokei Yokoyama is an episode from Angel City Zen Center - Beginners Only Podcast by Angel City Zen Center.

This episode is 41:10 long.

This episode was published on Apr 17, 2026.

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